Svetlana’s Recipes

Ingredients:

-1 baguette, sliced into 30 slices
-1/4 cup olive oil
-5 Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced
-1 1/4 pounds fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
-fresh basil leaves

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F
2. Arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet, brush with some of the olive oil, and sprinkle with salt
3. Bake until the bread is pale golden and crisp, about 5 minutes
4. Top each slice of bread with a slice of tomato and sprinkle with salt and pepper
5. Top with a slice of mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with salt
6. Return the baking sheet to the oven until the cheese and tomato are just warm, about 5 minutes
7. Arrange the toasts on a serving platter
8. Top each toast with a basil leaf
9. Using the brush, drizzle the remaining olive oil over the basil
10. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve